Join Us in Prayer for our Nation, our Leaders and Topics of
Concern for the week of 12/19/14 - 12/25/14
Take Your Place
One of
America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, said, “Those who stand for
nothing fall for anything.” Bible commentator Mathew Henry added, “A Christian
is always in danger. By his faith alone, he will be able to keep his ground.”
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Stand up and bless the Lord your God from
everlasting to everlasting.
Nehemiah 9:5
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While
religious persecution runs at high pitch in Africa, the Middle East and Asia,
American Christians are sheltered from physical onslaught. Yet atheist and
other anti-faith groups want to abolish God from the public square, dismantle
memorial crosses that honor veterans, and destroy ages-old sanctities of
marriage and life. Those who serve God and the cause of Christ can no longer
sit in idleness on the sidelines. As with the people of Nehemiah’s day,
Christians need to confess their sins and stand up, boldly proclaiming that
they belong to God.
The coming year shows no promise of a let-up by your adversary. Are you ready
in 2015 to take your place – with the jailed pastor in Iran, Christian aid
worker in Liberia, and the teenage girl in New Jersey fighting to keep the
right to say “under God” in her Pledge? Prayerfully consider your watchfulness,
your depth of faith, and your willingness to be among those who stand.
P.G. - Your Prayer
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Today's Featured Members
for Prayer
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Brian Babin
U.S. Representative - District 36 of Texas
Born: March 23, 1948
Family: Married, Roxanne Babin; five children
Religion: Baptist
Education: Lamar University, B.S., 1973; University of Texas at
Houston, D.D.S., 1976
Career: Dentist, 1979-present
Military Service: Air Force, 1975-79; Texas Army National Guard, 1969-75
Elected Office: Woodville Independent School District School Board,
1992-95; Woodville Board of Aldermen, 1981-82, 1984-89; Woodville mayor,
1982-84
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Evan Jenkins
U.S. Representative - District 3 of West Virginia
Born: Sept. 12, 1960
Family: Married, Elizabeth Weiler; three children
Religion: Presbyterian
Education: University of Florida, B.S., 1983; Cumberland School of
Law, J.D., 1987
Career: Attorney; business law instructor
Elected Office: West Virginia Senate, 2003-present; West
Virginia House of Delegates, 1995-2000
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Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. Representative - District 12 of New Jersey
Born: Feb. 6,
1945
Family: Married,
William E. Coleman; two children
Religion:
Baptist
Education:
Thomas Edison State College, B.A., 1985
Career:
Assistant state community affairs commissioner, 1990-95; bureau
chief/assistant state community affairs bureau chief, 1980-89; state
transportation office director, 1974-80
Elected Office:
New Jersey General Assembly, 1998-present
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Alma Adams
U.S. Representative - District 12 of North Carolina
Born: May 27,
1946
Family: Divorced;
two children
Religion:
Baptist
Education: North
Carolina A&T University, B.S., 1969, M.S., 1972; Ohio State University,
Ph.D., 1981
Career:
Professor, Bennett College, 1972-2012
Elected Office:
North Carolina Assembly, 1994-present; Greensboro City Council, 1987-94;
Guilford County School Board, 1984-86
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James Lankford
U.S. Senator - Oklahoma
Born: March 4,
1968
Family:
Married, Cindy Lankford; two children
Religion:
Christian
Education:
University of Texas, B.S., 1990; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,
M.Div., 1994
Career:
Youth camp director, 1995-2009; youth group director, 1990-95
Elected Office: U.S.
House, 2011-present
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Cory Gardner
U.S. Senator - Colorado
Born: Aug.
22, 1974
Family:
Married, Jaime Gardner; two children
Religion:
Lutheran
Education: Colorado
State University, B.S., 1997; University of Colorado, J.D., 2001
Career: Farm
equipment parts dealer, 1997-98 and 2005-present; congressional staffer,
2002-05; agricultural group communications director, 2001-02
Elected Office: U.S.
House, 2011-present; Colorado House, 2005-10
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Mike Bost
U.S. Representative - District 12 of Illinois
Born: Dec.
30, 1960
Family:
Married, Tracy Bost; three children
Religion:
Baptist
Education:
University of Illinois Certified Firefighter II Academy
Career:
Beauty salon owner, 1989-present; trucking executive; firefighter
Military Service:
Marine Corps, 1979-82
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Mike Bishop
U.S. Representative - District 8 of Michigan
Born: March
18, 1967
Family:
Married, Cristina Bishop; three children
Religion:
Protestant Congregationalist
Education:
University of Michigan, B.A., 1989; Michigan State University, J.D., 1993
Career:
Chief legal officer and general counsel, 2013-present; management company
president, 1994-present; real estate broker, 1994-present; adjunct law
professor, 2011-present; attorney, 1993-2012
Elected Office:
Michigan Senate, 2003-11; Michigan House, 1998-2002
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Glenn Grothman
U.S. Representative - District 6 of Wisconsin
Born: July 3,
1955
Family:
Single
Religion:
Lutheran
Education:
University of Wisconsin, B.B.A, 1978; University of Wisconsin Law School,
J.D., 1983
Career: Practicing
attorney, 1983-present
Elected Office:
Wisconsin Senate, 2005-present; Wisconsin Assembly, 1993-2004
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French Hill
U.S. Representative - District 2 of Arkansas
Born: Dec. 5,
1956
Family:
Married, Martha McKenzie; two children
Religion:
Catholic
Education: Vanderbilt
University, B.S., 1979
Career:
Banking executive, 1979-82, 1984-89, 1993-present; presidential campaign
senior adviser, 2008; presidential special assistant and Economic Policy
Council executive secretary, 1991-93; Treasury Department deputy assistant
secretary, 1989-91; U.S. Senate aide, 1982-84
Elected Office: None
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An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of
her relatives was found dead of self-inflicted knife wounds Tuesday in the
woods, ending a day-and-a-half manhunt that left area residents on edge.
Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace made ominous
threats Tuesday against movie theaters that are showing Sony Pictures’ film
"The Interview" that referenced the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001.
Taliban gunmen attacked a military-run school in Pakistan
Tuesday killing 141 people – almost all of them students – before government
troops ended the siege.
At least 13 people have been arrested after people protesting
police killings chained shut the main entrances to the Oakland, California
police agency’s headquarters and blocked downtown roads.
A siege that shut down a large part of central Sydney, Australia
for more than 16 hours ended early Tuesday after two hostages and their armed
captor were killed when police stormed the café amid a hail of bullets from
both sides.
A 35-year-old man killed six people and seriously wounded
another in three different homes outside Philadelphia authorities said Monday.
All prayer requests are made
directly from our Presidential Prayer Leader.
We ask you all to pray for
our leaders as the scripture says.
1
Timothy 2:1-3 (KJV)
1 I exhort therefore,
that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of
thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may
lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our
Saviour;
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